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The US-Soviet nuclear arms race is an example of a:
ASocial role
BSocial script
CSocial trap
DSocial norm
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Social trap
1. Neither side benefited from the race.
2. Once begun it was hard to escape.
3. This is a social trap.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e, Chapter 12, Social Psychology (CC BY 4.0)._
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